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Tully's Five Books de Finibus; or Concerning the last Object of Desire and Aversion
by Marcus Tullius Cicero / Jeremy Collier (Ed.) / Samuel Parker Gent (Trans.) / Henry Dodwell
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Plus
- Seller
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Jacob Tonson, 1702. 1st Edition . Good Plus. 5 x 7.75 inches (12 x 19.5 cm). Full panelled calf leather binding, spine worn to edges, joints cracked and chipped. Front board a little loose but securely held by cords. Mark to lower margin of final page, some light foxing, text is otherwise very clean throughout. Engraved frontis by M.V. Gucht. Dodwell's apology has been numbered to the upper page corners in old ink. Four leaves at the end of the apology are bound in the wrong sequence but all are present. One leaf of advertisement has also been bound into the apology. A nice solid example of Cicero's De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum. ESTC: T138130. Overall condition is Good Plus. Size: 5 x 7.75 inches (12 x 19.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo. [78], 368
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- Bookseller
- Tarrington Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1178E013
- Title
- Tully's Five Books de Finibus; or Concerning the last Object of Desire and Aversion
- Author
- Marcus Tullius Cicero / Jeremy Collier (Ed.) / Samuel Parker Gent (Trans.) / Henry Dodwell
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jacob Tonson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1702
- Size
- 5 x 7.75 inches (12 x 19.5 cm)
- Keywords
- , Philosophy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classics; Philosophy;
Terms of Sale
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Tarrington Books
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Tarrington, Herefordshire
About Tarrington Books
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- Leaves
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- Edges
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